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This section includes the latest news relating to U.S. security policy around the world. Updated daily, the news provided in this searchable database highlights the most relevant security developments from around the world. 

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Nigeria: Top U.S. Figure Calls for International Action On Nigeria

Friday, January 16, 2015
President Barack Obama's former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, spells out the dangers facing Nigeria in the coming month and calls on the U.S., Britain and the European Union to be more openly and actively engaged in working with Abuja to navigate the difficult period the country is going through.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Boko Haram Is Fanning the Flames of a New Refugee Crisis

Friday, January 16, 2015
In areas where the radical, Islamist movement called Boko Haram operates, there has been little or no planting or harvesting of food, in some cases for up to three years. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
John Campbell
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Refugees

Clashes erupt after Mauritania anti-slavery activists jailed

Friday, January 16, 2015
Police in Mauritania used tear gas to disperse protestors, after three anti-slavery activists were sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Mauritania
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijan: Sham trial of rights activist Rasul Jafarov begins

Friday, January 16, 2015
Prominent human rights campaigner Rasul Jafarov has been detained since 2 August on trumped up chargesEnglish
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Milana Knezevic
Publisher / Source: 
Index on Censorship
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

In Armenia, Brutal Killings Tests Renewed Loyalty to Moscow

Friday, January 16, 2015
Russian and Armenian officials, who claim to be cooperating on an investigation, so far have offered mixed messages on who holds the right to take the soldier to trial. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Daisy Sindelar
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

In Kyrgyzstan, Syria 'Jihad' Recruiters Changing Tactics

Friday, January 16, 2015
Kyrgyzstan's security forces -- who are also undertaking work with returnees from Syria -- the Islamist recruiters are changing their tactics. "Here, the [security] bodies are powerless, they do not have the technology to continually monitor the actions of the radicals. It's all about money. It would be good if the state could pay more attention to this issue," said Eden Usubaliev, director of Prudent Solutions, a think tank in KyrgyzstanEnglish
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Paraszczuk
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kazakhstan Holds Military Drills Intended to Simulate Response to "Seperatists"

Friday, January 16, 2015
Kazakhstan is conducting military drills simulating a response to a would-be separatist threat amid jitters over the Ukrainian crisis.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
StarTribune
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Mexico's Drug War: A New Way to Think About Mexican Organized Crime

Friday, January 16, 2015
Since the emergence of the Guadalajara cartel in the 1980s as one of the country’s largest drug trafficking organizations, Mexican organized crime has continued to expand its reach up and down the global supply chains of illicit drugs.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Tristan Reed
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Déjà Vu in Brazil as Police Crack Down on Protests Against Public Transportation Fare Hikes

Friday, January 16, 2015
Brazil was swept into an unprecedented wave of protests in 2013 against a hike in public transportation fares. Millions of people took to the streets in June of that year, and their numbers grew as police reacted with increasing violence.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Global Voices

In Mexico, History Is Repeating Itself

Friday, January 16, 2015
When Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto visited President Obama on Jan. 6, hundreds of Mexican Americans demonstrated outside the White House. Hundreds more picketed at Mexican consulates across the U.S.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Tim Padgett
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business Week
Tag(s): 
Governance

Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels

Friday, January 16, 2015
The U.S. military is planning to send more than 400 soldiers to train Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State along with hundreds of U.S. support personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Program(s): 
International Military Education and Training
Author(s): 
Phil Stewart
Tom Perry
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Why Brazil Put Its Military In Charge of Cyber Security

Friday, January 16, 2015
Brazil has embraced the digital age with more gusto than most. It is one of the top users of social media and recently signed-off on a bill of rights for the Internet, the Marco Civil.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Robert Muggah
Misha Glenny
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security

Islamic State's Psychological War on U.S. Troops

Friday, January 16, 2015
This week, Pentagon officials began calling up retired generals to let them know that their home addresses, private e-mails and other personal information had appeared in a document that was publicized globally by a group claiming to support Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Eli Lake
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Israel Launches Next-Generation C4I Network

Friday, January 16, 2015
Israel's Defense Ministry has awarded Elbit Systems rights to develop the next generation of the Israeli Army's digital C4I network under a series of multiyear contracts estimated at $117 million.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

The Colossal Size Of The 2015 Defense Budget

Friday, January 16, 2015
Americans need a transparent account of U.S. defense spending if we hope to have a real discussion about what that spending limit should be.English
Country(s): 
Global
Syria
Author(s): 
Matthew Gjertsen
Publisher / Source: 
Task & Purpose
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S. Congressman Urges Azerbaijan To Free Jailed Journalist

Thursday, January 15, 2015
A U.S. congressman has urged Azerbaijan to release jailed journalist Khadija Ismayilova and criticized its crackdown on RFE/RL's Baku bureau.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative to Visit Azerbaijan

Thursday, January 15, 2015
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Jamila Jafarova
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Azerbaijan Continues Military modernization

Thursday, January 15, 2015
The South Caucasus country purchases military equipment mostly from Turkey, Israel, Russia and the U.S. etc. It buys tanks from Russia as part of the agreement packages signed in 2011 and 2012. Six battalions of 94 tanks should be partially delivered to Azerbaijan, according to the agreement.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Mushvig Mehdiyev
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

ISIS Gaining Ground in Syria, Despite U.S. Strikes

Thursday, January 15, 2015
ISIS continues to gain substantial ground in Syria, despite nearly 800 airstrikes in the American-led campaign to break its grip there.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Tim Mak
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Armenians seek Russian soldier's handover

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Russian consulate and military base in Gyumri surrounded by protesters after shooting of six members of local family.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

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